BDS targets Pillsbury, claims ‘exploitation’ of Palestinians in Israel-based factory
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel is calling for a boycott of Pillsbury, best known for its cookie products, biscuits and other pastries.
The endgame? To smear Israel while pressuring parent company General Mills to close Pillsbury’s factory in Jerusalem’s Atarot Industrial Park. The park is located on land captured from Jordan in 1967, which was occupied by the Kingdom since Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, and annexed to the Jerusalem municipality.
Responding to claims that Palestinian employees are mistreated, General Mills spokesperson Kelsey Roemhildt said in a statement, “We provide every employee with full social benefits without prejudice to race, religion or nationality,”
